Poetry Movies

a visualization of a poem telling a story of making a piramid out of a mountain

A film based on an autobiographical prose of the famous Russian poet - Marina Cvetaeva.

Narrated as a letter to a mother, this short film traces the emotional undercurrents of leaving home and adjusting to a new environment, blending...

In this video, the narrator tells childhood stories of when his house burned down; a visit to the circus; his first love. After each story, he sings...

A collaborative film created during Lockdown in response to the political landscape and the work of Daisaku Ikeda.

In a film bursting with lyrics, pictures, and music the director shows us a way into the peculiar universe of Tóroddur, and the otherwise not...

There is a cultural tide rising in Houston. Amid the city's museums, historic landmarks, and vibrant nightlife exists a cache of the nation's most...

A whole new universe can hide in the smallest speck of ink.

Set to the poignant words of Shelby Newland and inspired by her poem of the same name-- a poem which won the National Poetry Out Loud competition's...

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action,
and because there is only one of you in all time,...

“Don’t Take Harlem is my personal love letter to Harlem. This project is dear to me because it allowed me to understand my hometown and...

At the age of 9, I stopped speaking. It's the year I broke from the inside, raped. I came out as a trans boy years later. I am often afraid of...

An experiment and a dialogue about recording, the act of filming and the colors available to whoever points the camera somewhere.

Another entry in the Edgar A. Guest's Poetic Gems Series.

A personal essay film about the nature of artistic creation and the responsibility that comes along with it.

An unlikely encounter between a strange bird who lives in deep water and Lena, a little urban girl.